Brown goes into deep detail on each and every topic in the nearly 500 pages. ... What is popularly thought of as a great birth of a nation is now blotched with bizarre and shocking revelations. ... They also do not want to read a 500 page book on every specific detail of the Indian Wars in 30 years. ... This, by no means, is a bad book. ... This book was written for these people. ...

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Enron, the Houston, Texas based company, created in 1985, grew into the nation's seventh largest company in revenue by providing electricity to its consumers. ... Enron's reported revenue was based on its exploitation of a loophole in accounting rules that allowed it to book revenue from huge energy-derivative contracts at their gross value, not their net value as done with other securities dealings. In actuality, it used complex partnerships to keep some $500 million in debt off its books and hide its financial troubles so it could continue to get cash and credit to run its trading...

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BookTrader forecasts book sales will fluctuate when students are in school. ... This will also be part of a service charge to help them find a book buyer or trader. ... However Amazon will take a percentage of the sale after the book is sold. ... As of Fall 2011, The US Census Bureau states that there is approximately 19.7 million projected students enrolled in the nation's colleges and universities. ... Competitive Sectors BookTrader faces competition from college book stores, online sites like Amazon selling books for less, and more traditional book stores. ...

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Zinn comes to the defense of almost every oppressed or subjugated group of people over the past 500 years. In his book, Zinn supplies countless primary source documents and quotations that compliment and support his contentions. ... During that year "there came a series of tumultuous strikes by railroad workers in a dozen cities; they shook the nation as no labor conflict in its history had done." ... The information contained in Zinn's book is very accurate, often with primary source documents to back up the information. ... Overall, it is an excellent book and should be read by all ...

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Hitler's clear intentions were made apparent in his book Mein Kampf where he revealed his fundamental purpose was to create a National Socialist state and eventually world conquest. ... With the withdrawal of the League of Nations in 1933, this highlighted the Nazi Party's intention to rebuild Germany by disregarding the treaty's restrictions. In 1935 Germany began rearming by increasing the size of its army to 500 000 men, and as a result of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement increased its Navy to 35% of that of the British. ... His actions to increase his army size, and reoccup...

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Brave New World, a novel by Aldous Huxley was written at a tine in history when war had ravaged much of the nation, Depression was blanketing society, and people's wills were being put to the test. ... Brave New World is not intended to be a happy book, it is more Huxley's way of describing what he believes is coming to us. ... Brave New World addresses this conflict in a fictional future (approximately 500 years into the future) in which free will and individuality have been sacrificed to achieve complete social stability. ...

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Rachel Carson's article "The Obligation to Endure" was published in 1962, from her book "Silent Spring," she tries to reach out and let people know the damage that has and is happening to our planet Earth, to spread her message that pesticides are dangerous, and public safety should be considered. ... Carson explains that the time it would take to undo the harm to nature is generations of lifetimes, and with over 500 new chemicals invented annually it would be futile, as though there are no alternatives to using these chemicals, when in actuality there are many (pg 52...

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In this book, Sister Helen displayed her belief that a human being is worth more than his/her worst act. ... That same year, there were dramatic cuts in health care and education funding statewide. 500 police officers were laid off in New Jersey after NJ State legislature spent $16 million to impose the death penalty. ... Those countries that do still impose it are usually poor, undeveloped and undemocratic nations. ... Although capital punishment has been apart of our history since our nation has first started, it is important that the US keeps up with the changing times and makes the app...

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The evolution of Yiddish literature, as seen in the book No Star Too Beautiful, is much like the evolution of life itself. ... God protects Abraham and eventually makes him the father of the Jewish nation. ... As we progress through Part one, we come to stories from The Mayse Book, printed in 1602. ... Other stories from The Mayse Book teach the same lessons through the use of "common people." ... In roughly 500 years of literature covered in this analysis, we see the beginnings of written Yiddish literature with stories from the Torah. ...

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Since Gutenberg printed his first book more than 500 years ago, there have always been titles that have angered folks to the point of condemnation; to the point where they have thought that the books should be removed from the shelves, or even destroyed. ... The book Brave New World is author Huxley's shocking vision of a future utopia, which deals with the philosophical and ethical controversies brought by advances in technology and science. ... This book along with others encourages the individual to question their beliefs and the world around them. That questioning, the critical think...

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., I praise the fact that he has the ability to run from home to first in four seconds, or hit a baseball 500 feet, or make acrobatic plays in the outfield. ... And it was ten years later, during the Great Depression that the nation was still able to lose itself in the heroics of this hero who appeared to be unscathed by the financial woes of normal people. ... But could one imagine what terrible fate the black cause may have suffered if Robinson, as subject of a nations scrutiny, had acted as combatively as those who baited him. ... This is the first time anyone had ever exposed t...

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The city-states of Greece never came together united in to a nation. ... The Greeks worshipped the female goddess (The New Book of Knowledge). ... They also had many monasteries (The New Book of Knowledge). ... The Greeks ate many fruits and vegetables (World Book). ... The first philosopher studied the universe in 500 B.C.. ...

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In the article A Political Science Perspective on the Balance of Power and the Concert, the author Robert Jervis (1992:717) states, "The growth of a nation's power, if it becomes great enough to menace other strong states, will be at least partially self-defeating; the attempt to dominate the international system will call up a counter-balancing coalition that will restrain the state. ... In his book The Stability of a Unipolar World, he wrote, "The existing distribution of capabilities generates incentives for cooperation.... When it comes to military aspects, the United States...

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Nonetheless, the essence of her book makes presence in the 113 photographs, exempli gratia, East of San Antonio and its varying features. ... This book of Flanagan's sheds light over Sam Houston with difference. ... The pictures are sent in a chronological manner within the book. ... Her book is without a shade of doubt, visually delightful. ... His Lone Star Nation book seizes the chance to rectify misconceptions and myths, oftentimes relying on historical accounts as well as on corroborating evidence. ...

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After Carson's triumph, complex procedures that were performed, like hemispherectomies, became more successful and were done in more hospitals throughout the nation. ... Ben Carson, M.D Saving lives in more ways than one By: M.A.Dorsey As a result of the money received from our latest fundraiser, Sudbrook has $500 allotted for a guest speaker in a scientific field. ... To enter, you have to read a book about a scientist, write a summary of the book, and submit an explanation why your candidate would be a good guest speaker at Sudbrook. ... Summary by: Mia, 13 "This book is about th...

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Terrorism can affect many of a nation's industries, particularly those related to tourism and travel. ... Kenya, Yemen, Egypt, and other African nations are particularly hard-hit by terrorism-induced industrial issues. ... Tourism is 12% of the GNP in Kenya and accounts for over $500 million in annual revenue and 500,000 jobs. (Kenya, CIA World Fact Book). ...

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Dominicans on the Trail to Failure "The Dominican Republic, best known for its beautiful beaches, lavish resorts, and for being the first place that Christopher Columbus and his men settled in the New World, is an island nation in the Caribbean. ... Dictator Raphael Leonidas Trujillo was able to build a fortune of almost $500 million and "owned companies controlling sixty percent of the nation's assets and workers." ... In her book entitled Everything You Need to Know about Latino History, Himilce Novas states, "the influx of Dominicans was made possible by a complex of factors which in...

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When a new nation starts, intelligence is key to grow and sustain their culture, much like the Americas. The key to their success could be attributed to a singular book, which was written around 500 BC. ... This idea has inspired multiple covert missions breaking a nation down to the point of weakness or complete defeat. ... The idea stated has inspired many nations to invest their time and money into an intelligence agency, no matter how primitive. ... Understanding the ideals in this book has guided multiple armies and nations to a successful future. ...

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God is also the creator of the world, and the Book of Genesis says that he created in six days and rested on the seventh. ... Tradition holds an important place in the Jewish religion, many of which are contained in a book of interpretations of sacred writings called the Talmud. ... Judaism, although influential, should not be confused with Zionism; the political movement founded in 1897 which sought and achieved the establishment of a Jewish nation ...

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The nation has no official religion. ... Most of the central plain is less then 500 feet above sea level, but the coastal mountains rise to more than 2,00 feet high. ... In different colours and sizes they are denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, and 5 Eurasia. ...

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When he was elected, he brought youth and a relaing calm to the White House for the first time in our nation's history. Not only did John Kennedy bring youth to our nation's capitol, but he also brought change and new ideas to improve the nation. ... Our nation and the people all over the world mourned the death of our young and inspiring President. ...

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"To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout," was once said by Umberto Eco, an Italian Novelist. ... Power outages only last a few hours, so instead of watching TV, or using any other device that requires electricity, a homeowner might be required to read a book, or find an alternative source of entertainment. ... Eskom, the company that provides 95% of South Africa's power, had no choice but to execute rolling blackouts throughout the Nation. ... Along with asking people to cut their pow...

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France, Louis XV, a book, 1720 John Law, Scottish banker emigrant in France, had become the financial counselor of Louis XV. ... The actions of the Company of India monterent quickly of 500 to 20 000 books, but the whole system s'effondra itself in 1720, when éclat l' «Matter of the Mississippi ». ... The money book reproduced here had approximately those same dimensions and it same value that an English shilling of the era. ... Major to 13 years, married to 15 years, father to 17 years, Louis is well welcomed by the nation. ... Voltaire was given a room a...

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Islam was founded by prophet Mohammad about 500 BC and its teaching are strongly based on the Koran. ... Is one of the religions right now that is causing massive trouble to our nation since their purpose is to please their God better known as "Allah." ... Gautama wrote the Tripitaka a very long book(100 volumes). ...

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Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade Britain D. 500-599 1. ... Monks begin Book of Kells, manuscript of Latin Gospels b. ... Japanese court attendant Sei Shonogan writes diary, The Pillow Book b. ... The Exeter Book, collection of English poetry, first copied d. ... Using administrative geniuses, the Romans were able to power over many nations around the world. ...

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